Andor Season 2 Release Date, Cast & Plot

Andor Season 2 Release Date, Cast, Plot & Disney+ Updates — Everything We Know

By Open Friend • September 22, 2026

Andor Season 2 Release Date

Disney+’s critically acclaimed Andor returns for its second and final season on April 22, 2025 on Disney+ US. The 12-episode season will air in four three-episode blocks, concluding the story that leads directly into Rogue One: A Star Wars Story.

Cast Updates

Diego Luna returning as Cassian Andor
Stellan Skarsgård returning as Luthen Rael
Genevieve O’Reilly returning as Mon Mothma
Denise Gough returning as Dedra Meero
Kyle Soller returning as Syril Karn
Adria Arjona returning as Bix Caleen
Faye Marsay returning as Vel Sartha
Elizabeth Dulau returning as Kleya Marki
Forest Whitaker potential return as Saw Gerrera
Ben Mendelsohn potential return as Orson Krennic

Plot: What We Know

Season 2 covers the four years leading directly into Rogue One, spanning 2025-2026 in-universe time. The 12 episodes are structured in four three-episode arcs, each jumping forward roughly one year. We’ll see Cassian’s transformation from reluctant operative to the committed Rebel spy we meet in Rogue One.

Key arcs: the Ghorman Massacre, the formation of the Rebel Alliance, Mon Mothma’s public break with the Empire, Luthen’s ultimate sacrifice, and Cassian’s recruitment of the team for the Scarif mission. Tony Gilroy returns as showrunner, writing and directing multiple episodes.

The series has been praised as the best live-action Star Wars Disney+ show, with Season 1 earning critical acclaim for its mature, grounded take on the galaxy far, far away.